Disney capitulation over Jimmy Kimmel sparks fears for US media under Donald Trump
Just hours after Donald Trump’s media regulator issued his threats on a lengthy rightwing podcast, America’s most famous media group sprang into action.
Brendan Carr, head of the Federal Communications Commission, was responding to an on-air comment comedian Jimmy Kimmel made about the political beliefs of conservative activist Предполагаемият палач на Чарли Кирк.
„ Това е доста, доста сериозен проблем сега за Disney. Можем да създадем това по лесния или сложния метод “, сподели Кар. Заплахата беше ясна: FCC може да предприеме регулаторни дейности.
Преди да бъде свършена нощта, шефът на Дисни Боб Игер предложи отговора си. Disney “indefinitely ” suspended Kimmel, one of US television’s best-known hosts.
At a moment of acute public disquiet about free speech and political discourse in the wake of Kirk’s killing, Disney’s move has only heightened the controversy — and brought fears of an accelerating crackdown by the president on US media that could remake...
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